A fire broke out again near Daser Bharani under Sharankhola Range of the Sunderbans East Forest Division on Wednesday, a day after another fire raged through the area on Tuesday.
Residents of South Rajapur Char village noticed the fire and informed the Forest Department about the fire at around 7:00am.
Forest Department and fire brigade members went to the spot at 10:30am and sprayed water till 4:00pm to put out the blaze.
Sharankhola Fire Service Station officer-in-charge Abdus Sattar said, ‘We were able to put out the blaze in Daser Bharani area of the Sundarbans after 2-day’s efforts. The fire broke out again in the same area on Wednesday.’
Fire fighters will again start spraying water in the area on Thursday morning.
Head of the investigation committee and Assistant Conservator of Forests of Sharankhola Range Md Joynal Abedin said there was no reason to worry. The fire has been controlled by pouring water as there was a small fire and smoke.
‘This fire will be completely doused if we spray water continuously,’ he said.
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